4/21/2016 0 Comments fearFear.
A feeling we are all familiar with. It's what keeps you up at night staring at the ceiling. It has hands wrapped around your throat, not letting you scream. Preventing you from doing things you would love to try, and giving you every possible worst case scenario. But when we think about fear, we aren't necessarily thinking about what we are afraid of. It just comes to us when we are put in a situation where something doesn't feel right, or we are expecting something bad to occur. This can happen when watching a horror movie, hearing something unexpected, having to speak in front of an audience, or when you see a weird looking creature, and so on. The reason I am talking about this, is not to make you think about your fears, but to try and help you GET OVER THEM. Everyday that you let your fears conquer you, you are becoming weaker. Physically and emotionally. Why? Because the more you put off trying to face your fears, the more anxious you become, and therefore the more afraid, and soon that is all you can think about and it begins to drain you, causing trouble in your everyday routine. I should know. I am afraid of lots of things. But they're not everyday fears like spiders, or darkness. Here are some examples: (don't use them against me), I am afraid of Eschatology, or “the end of Earth”, but not in a religious way or anything. I’m simply terrified of the idea that one day, Earth could disappear along with humankind, leaving nothing but empty space for millions of miles away. Also, I’m afraid of living a life that I won't enjoy. What I mean by this, is living a life that is superficial, and having regrets on my deathbed. Lastly... I’m afraid of clowns. They terrify me in every way possible. But in all seriousness, these are things that have held me back from doing things that I usually would love to do. (Not the clowns though, I just hate them.) And I’m always trying to face these fears and accept the realities, but as many people can agree, facing your fears is not easy. That is why, after months of doing my own research about the topic, I realized that there isn't a way you can just flip a switch and not be scared anymore, but there are steps you can take that can help you. These are the ones that have been helping me:
But you need to realize, that just because it might work for one person doesn't mean it'll work for everyone. But just try. Start with a small fear, one that you know you can overcome, and take these steps to get there. Now I can tell you, you will never be fearless, but you can become the leader of your own mind. Because once you start realizing you have nothing to worry about, you will start taking risks and reaching for opportunities that will benefit you greatly in the long run. And who knows, maybe one day if I take these steps to conquer my fear of clowns I can go to a circus again!
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